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Antonyms for reeling


Grammar : Adj
Spell : reel
Phonetic Transcription : ril



Definition of reeling

Origin :
  • "to wind on a reel," late 14c., from reel (n.1). Verbal phrase reel off "recite without pause or effort" is from 1837. Fishing sense is from 1849. Related: Reeled; reeling.
  • adj dizzy
Example sentences :
  • He was reeling about the neighborhood, but no one knew exactly where.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Day faded to night, and Solange slept as best she could on the reeling train.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • He got no further, for Captain Elisha sent him reeling with a push and ran to the elevator.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Quaking, reeling, almost falling, she came tottering down the patio.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • Her head was reeling and she could scarcely stand, but she blindly began the descent.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Davy was reeling about madly, and singing and laughing in gust on gust.
  • Extract from : « Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon » by Hall Caine
  • "It may be, it may be," sobbed the girl, reeling as she spoke.
  • Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • "The trouble's not over yet," insisted Jukes, prophetically, reeling and catching on.
  • Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad
  • The dark world was reeling about him, and the wind was dragging at his breath.
  • Extract from : « The Hoofer » by Walter M. Miller
  • Jim struck Tode a blow that sent him reeling against the rail.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various

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